Ms. Silva Zuniga is a senior infrastructure and sustainable finance specialist, with over 15 years of experience. She started her career in the investment banking industry in Hong Kong before transitioning into the policy space. Over the last decade, working as an infrastructure finance expert for the International Institute for Sustainable Development and most recently the InterAmerican Development Bank, she provided technical advisory services to governments in Asia, America and Europe on their infrastructure procurement processes in a manner that provides for economic growth, social justice, and stewardship of the natural environment. Mariana has ample experience in the capitalization of infrastructure assets, with emphasis in project finance, investment due diligence and Public Private Partnerships (PPP’s).

Mariana has designed and implemented multiple funds & Initiatives, including: the UK Sustainable Infrastructure Program, the MDB Sustainable Infrastructure Aligned Set of Indicators and she acted as a member for the G20 infrastructure taskforce, co-authored and presented a report at the Antalya G20 summit on ideas and solutions for closing their infrastructure deficits.

Mariana Silva holds a Master’s degree (Hons) in International Banking and Finance from Hong Kong Lignan University. She has pursued her studies and working experiences in different regions to gain an international perspective born in Mexico, she has since lived in Switzerland, Germany, the United Kingdom, Hong Kong and now the United States.

She speaks fluent English, German, French, and Spanish.